Your Spotify artist profile isn’t just a placeholder—it’s your storefront, your press kit, your digital merch table, and your virtual … Continue reading
The Basics of Band Branding
Branding — it’s the mark you leave on someone’s imagination when they think about you, your music, your image, your story. In the “Authentic Artist Branding Bootcamp” I talked about … Continue reading
6 ways to capture more email addresses at your next show
I was listening last week to an interview with singer/songwriter Mark Erelli where he talked about communicating with fans in this hyperactive media world. He credited his monthly email newsletter … Continue reading
The best online marketing & promotion resources for musicians
Looking for a little music marketing & promotion inspiration? Check out this list of some of our favorite online resources for independent musicians: 1. Ari’s Take DIY musician and actor … Continue reading
Submit a video to the Tiny Desk Contest!
Last fall, attendees of CD Baby’s DIY Musician Conference got to spend the weekend with NPR’s Bob Boilen, host of All Songs Considered and the Tiny Desk Concerts series, and … Continue reading
Sale ends FRIDAY: Save 25% on albums and singles!
Save 25% on standard album or single distribution! Got a new song or album you’re ready to release? Got an old one sitting around that you’ve been meaning to distribute? … Continue reading
CD Baby expands sync opportunities with Music Gateway partnership
New sync licensing opportunities for CD Baby Pro artists whose tracks are included in CD Baby’s pre-cleared catalog of over 2 million songs. CD Baby, the leader in independent music … Continue reading
Introducing Sparkplug: Rent instruments, gear, and space to and from your fellow artists
Make money renting out your instruments; Save money on tour or in the studio by renting from a fellow artist. [This article was written by Jennifer Newman Sharpe, CEO and … Continue reading
SCOTUS to rule on CD Baby artist The Slants’ band name
The Supreme Court will hear indie artist’s trademark case on January 18th. It’s hard to come up with a good band name. Once you do, there’s even more challenges: Googling … Continue reading
The quest to become a better musician
[By Daniel Roberts and Dave Kusek.] We all want to improve as musicians, but it can be hard to identify clear ways to improve. Just starting to practice on a … Continue reading
4 things I would’ve done differently in my successful crowdfunding campaign
Early in 2016 I released my first new album in five years. It felt great to shake off the rust. And some good stuff came of it (besides the simple … Continue reading